Lisboa 20 Arte Contemporanea welcomes, from this January, The Upgrade! Lisbon, a monthly gathering of new media artists, curators and general public that fosters dialogue and creates opportunities for collaboration within the new media art community.
At each meeting one artist/curator present work in progress, past work or a concept and participate in a discussion with those attending the presentation. We would be delighted if you could come - whether you are an artist, a techie or simply someone who is interested in new media art!
The Upgrade! (http://theupgrade.net) was started by Yael Kanarek in 1999 and is currently hosted by Eyebeam, New York City. Upgrade! affiliates include Vancouver (2003, curated by Kate Armstrong), Montreal (2004, curated by tobias c. van Veen), Boston (2005, curated by Jo-Anne Green), Seoul (2005, curated by Suhjung Hur), Tel Aviv (2005, curated by Mushon Shual), Munich (2005, curated by Tamiko Thiel), Oklahoma City (2005, Adam Brown), Chicago (2005, Open Node), Istanbul (2005, curated by basak senova), Scotland (2005, curated by Cezanne Charles, Robb Mitchell and Michelle Kasprzak) and Sofia (2005, curated by Kyd Campbell).
Last September saw the first Upgrade! International Meeting at Eyebeam, New York. For a few days there was a show featuring documentation of works by 131 artists who participate at Upgrade! all over the world. Also, lectures about how each Upgrade! node forms its presence and community and about the potential of such a network were held. The next Upgrade! International Meeting will happen in 2006.
Calendar of events:
January 17th (19:00) :
Patricia Gouveia e Nuno Correia
Role Playing Egas
February:
Andre Sier
March:
Susana Mendes Silva
For further information or project submission please contact me.
Best wishes,
Luis Silva
The Upgrade! Lisbon
http://theupgrade.net
[email protected]
First meeting of The Upgrade! Lisbon
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Type: discussion